"We're one of the top five states as far as influenza illnesses in the country right now,” an assistant professor of ...

The Tennessee Department of Health also noted an increase in the rate of reported illnesses and positive flu tests for the week ending Feb. 1.

The flu reportedly claimed the life of a child in Tennessee last week. In its most recent “Influenza Weekly Report,” the ...

The trend of closures continues across the state. Five school districts were closed in Middle Tennessee due to illness and ...

This story has been updated since original publication. Tennessee lawmakers backing a private-school voucher plan got a ...

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TUSCULUM, Tenn. (WJHL) — A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Friday for Greene County’s new health department. Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Ralph Alvarado said the new facility ...

In an effort to prevent possibly dangerous people with mental illness from buying guns, Tennessee passed a law requiring court clerks to report involuntary mental health hospitalizations. A decade ...

The Justice Department's new position was expected because President Trump had made opposition to transgender rights a central campaign theme.

Of the 2,693 viruses reported by public health laboratories during the week of Jan. 25, 2,642 were influenza A and only 51 were influenza B. The Tennessee Department of Health also reported ...